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200 Days of War in Yemen

Ed note. This piece originally appeared in Global Voices from contributor Noon Arabia. It is condensed from its original version. Many are likely unaware, thanks to the mainstream media’s lack of coverage, that Yemen has been at war for almost seven months. In fact,...

Enough Food to Feed 60,000 Yemenis is Currently Stranded At Sea

The depravity of the ongoing fighting in Yemen is sinking to new lows. The World Food Program said today that it was forced to divert a shipment of food aid from the Port of Aden because of “ongoing security threats.”...

Yemen is Fast Becoming a Humanitarian Disaster on Par with Syria and South Sudan

Yemen is a humanitarian disaster. And as the Saudi-led airstrikes enter its 27th day, things are only getting worse. 150,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the fighting. An untold number of civilians have been killed. The entire...

Yemen is a Hot Mess

Yemen is the latest country in the region to collapse. Shi’ite rebels have taken control of much of the country and Saudi Arabia has launched a military campaign to re-install the ousted government. It’s a complex mess, with regional rivalries...

One Doctor’s Account of Yemen Under Siege

It’s not often (ever?) that I would copy and paste and entire press release. But this note from MSF that just landed in my inbox is absolutely harrowing. —- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) project coordinator Valerie Pierre describes...